Sometimes, it really is the little things that make life grand.
This weekend, it was new bookshelves.
Before
Note the bucket of power tools and utter lack of discord.
During
Stacks on stacks! For the first time in years, I sorted books before shoving them on shelves. It felt So. Good. A feeling that probably only other slightly OCD book nerds would understand.
After
Lovely.
The Bookshelf Scoop
My wonderful husband Scott made these with hickory and the photos don’t do justice to the color variations in the wood. We wanted them to fit under the breakfast ledge in our apartment that we never use since we don’t own stools, and because our table sits right next to it. These shelves fill that unusable space perfectly, and add a little personality to out otherwise white walled apartment.
Scott has been learning the art of woodworking from our good friend Gordy the last couple of years. If you need some similarly awesome, custom-made shelves for your place and happen to live in or around the Madison area, check out Gordon Miller Woodworks in Brooklyn, WI. Gordy has a knack for taking unique pieces of wood and creating works of functional art.
How do you corral all your books? I need some ideas for the other 30% of the collection not pictured here… Oops.
Lovely, lovely. Doesn’t it make you want to read them? I always find that when I’m organizing books, or my desk, or closet, that I always want to use the things I just reordered. :)
Yes! I had to stop myself from cracking each of them open to re-read my favorite parts. It’s a disease…
Since I’m currently living in a dorm room (with little space for books), this is making me jealous. :)
Well, it is always fun to dream. :) Maybe start a Pinterest board about bookshelves for ideas for the future? I definitely have one: https://www.pinterest.com/abbigailekriebs/ideas-for-all-of-my-books/
So cool. Every time I get new bookshelves, I”m like a miser counting money going through all of my books to see what I want to put where. And then I see something I forgot I had (which speaks to the fact that I have more books than money) and I have to read a bit… I love new bookshelves. As far as what to do with the other 1/3 of your books. Build more shelves. Or a library chair. It works for me. :)
More shelves in the works! And yes, sorting books does turn a bookworm into a bit of miser personality – although I think if I laid on a pile of books and tossed a few in the air to “rain down” on me, I’m sure I’d end up with a concussion…
Nice use of space! I have been eyeing up the rarely used bedrooms in our house for my own writing oasis — built-in bookshelves are on the list!
Oh… that sounds like a fun project, Valerie! Can’t wait to see what you decide on!